right now at 5:00, some fourth of july celebrations going a little over the top. illegal fireworks littered the skies in some neighborhoods, and

ahead in a live report, what firefighters are saying about possible links to late-night fires. >> it's senseless, you had people come into a family environment with guns and start shooting randomly. >> in some cities, including here in the bay area, gun violence chatters the long holiday weekend. we'll take you live to the white house where president biden has a new push to bring about lasting change. and the urgent call to give blood, summertime often means the lowest donation period of the year. how can you make a difference? we can tell you it's as soon as today. stick around, because much more ahead right here on "today in the bay." wednesday morning is here, and so are we. want to say good morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. we'll say good morning to mike in just a moment, or now, and we'll also say good morning to kari hall. it was a nice night for all the outdoor activities. >> yeah, the weather really worked out.

that's the good thing. we're going to continue with a cooldown across the bay area, as you get ready to head out the door. take a look at gilroy, where we're starting right now, temperatures in the low 50s. it will be a cloudy morning. the rest of the day the sky clears out and temperatures will warm up very slowly. we're only going to reach up to 80 in san martin, in oakland today reaching 69 degrees. we'll be in the low 80s for livermore, with santa rosa reaching 77. tomorrow, even cooler in some spots, with highs in the low 70s in napa and 71 in hayward. we'll talk about what to expect the rest of the week coming up. mike, you've got your eyes on the bay bridge already. >> i'm watching the bay bridge volume to see if we can get a clue as to what the commute might be like in store today. a smooth drive right now, a little glow but no problem with the fog. easy drive coming through the east bay. we are looking at one of the major clues not yet up here in

the north bay, a couple of incidents -- look at that, there's slowing eastbound on the eastshore freeway. i'll check around university. the other key factor, we do already see slowing that we did not see monday or tuesday, so more traffic already showing up. back to you. >> thanks, mike. you likely saw, most definitely heard fireworks across the bay area last night. the majority of them very possibly tied to illegal fireworks. and some, as forewarned, causing damage. >> this morning the cleanup continues. "today in the bay"'s ginger conejero saab is live in san francisco. a lot of people didn't need to leave home for the show because the show came to them. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, marcus and kris. i'm one of those people, the show felt like it was at some point just right in our back yard, with the fireworks going up. once the sun went down, the fireworks went up and you can kind of just choose which direction to look and you'll

find something in san francisco, in our neighborhood. here is video from san francisco. this one is from is mission district where a rapid fire show from a handheld tube -- that's what it's looking like, in the middle of the road. that was set off and continues for nearly 30 seconds after the video starts. now, across the bay bridge, this was the view from nbc bay area's sky ranger over oakland, all over the city you can see colors flying, obviously not legal. anyone caught with these faces a $1,000 fine and police and fire departments have been trying to crack down on illegal fireworks leading up to the fourth of july, but obviously it was not that easy. this is also from last night. some ground video from a fire burning in walnut creek. contra costa fire says this likely started from illegal fireworks near whitecliff way. the good news, fire crews were able to stop forward progress and no one had to evacuate.

now, for those who left the work up to the professionals, they were not disappointed, at least here in san francisco. the weather was just right. it cleared up enough for almost a full half hour of spectacular fireworks along the iconic waterfront. thousands came out. some for the first time to enjoy rockets blasted from those four barges, exploding in the air, leaving a trail of color and magnificence. the pier team had to adjust to work around the fog lay thar threatened the show and it worked. >> i love it. it's my first time. i'm enjoying it so far. >> just enjoy the show. >> reporter: just enjoy the show. a lot of people did just that. there were no major security issues along the waterfront or along the pier last night for that show. the only kind of issue was getting out of san francisco and

back to other parts of the bay area, where people came from, after the show. now, the cleanup continues this morning. we'll be getting a better look at that as the morning continues, guys. >> as that guy said, enjoy the show. at least they could see the show this year. thanks, ginger. well, developing right now, multiple people are injured, this is after a late-night gunfire at a home in hayward. this happened about 10:30 when some fourth of july events were still going strong. nbc bay area sky ranger caught the aftermath at the home on ranker place near saint rose hospital. police will only confirm several people were shot, all are expected to survive. so far, there's no word about possible motives or potential suspects. we are following breaking news out of louisiana this morning, where yet another mass shooting in the u.s. happened. we hate to tell you about it this morning, but it happened late last night in shreveport,

louisiana, and police say three people are dead, another six are injured. no word yet on a motive, no word on any arrests. it's not just hayward and louisiana, police in washington, d.c. say nine people were injured last night in a drive-by shooting there, two other cities, philadelphia and dallas for worth reeling after several other shootings. "today in the bay"'s brie jackson is live in washington. the president has got to be responding this morning, right? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, kris. and it is a familiar sentiment that president biden is expressing. he is once again urging congress to strengthen gun laws after this latest spat of mass shootings over the extended july 4th holiday. a violent and deadly july 4th weekend across america. >> everybody use caution, we still got somebody firing shots. >> reporter: fire people were killed and two children injured

in philadelphia monday night. police are using this surveillance video as part of their investigation. authorities say the 40-year-old suspect, wearing body armor, walked down the street with an ar-15-style rifle and a handgun, firing randomly. >> just mayhem. you can't explain the way there was blood all over the place. >> i heard a young man screaming, help me. >> it's disgraceful, but an all too common situation in america. >> reporter: in a separate shooting, police in fort worth, texas, say two others were killed during a july 4th celebration. >> it's senseless. you had people come into a family environment with guns and start shooting. >> reporter: delivering remarks to the national education association, president biden called for improved gun laws, including a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. >> congress needs to step up, pass common sense gun safety

laws to protect our kids and educators. and, by the way, arming teachers is not the answer. arming teachers is not the answer. >> reporter: nationwide, communities are searching for solutions to gun violence. and president biden is also renewing his call for lawmakers to enact universal background checks and to end gun manufacturers' immunity from liability. >> it's hard to see those headlines, along with, you know, all of these that are supposed to be typically american as well. thank you very much, brie. happening today, students supporting affirmative action plan to hold a protest at stanford. organizers tell us students from at least seven northern california schools will attend. now, that rally comes in reaction to last week's supreme court ruling overturning affirmative action used in deciding admission at colleges and universities. it's scheduled to begin at 4:00 p.m. new this morning, an urgent

call for blood donations during what hospital workers call trauma season. the nonprofit blood bank is urging people to donate because donations typically are the lowest around this time of year when blood is at a premium because of injuries from more outdoor activities. >> here in the bay area we need at least 500 donations per day to help meet the needs of local patients, whether one person needs that blood more than another person or if they can wait. those are choices that we don't want doctors ever to make, so we're really encouraging everyone to take the time, donate blood. >> if you have the urge today or you have some time, the group will set up a mobile unit at westfield oakridge shopping center on blossom hill road. go to our home page to view the schedule for more donation centers through the rest of the month as well. 5:10 this morning. let's take a live look out at san francisco. look at the bay bridge there.

a beautiful start to our morning. meteorologist kari hall has a look at the forecast for us today. if it's anything like yesterday, i approve. >> we'll just hit pause on the forecast and set it on repeat for the next few days. in oakland, as you're heading back out for work, we can see definitely more people are back to work this morning. it's cloudy and temperatures in the upper 50s. we're going to see some peeks of sunshine throughout the morning as it slowly warms up and heads for the upper 60s today. a lot of these numbers are cooler than we typically see for this time in july, with san jose reaching 79 degrees. so we'll talk more about the cool air ahead in just a few minutes. mike has a look at where we can find lower gas prices. >> once again, san jose on the top ten list for the entire state. today we also have $3.99 at express gas on redmon avenue. in solano county the best price

is $4.11, reported in vallejo at the shell on tennessee street. the bottom number, the top price we have, alameda county shows $4.15 at superior gas on washington avenue in san leandro. thank you for reporting your prices through gasbuddy.com. on the roadways, a smooth flow of traffic. i do have to take you to the eastshore freeway, eastbound 80 across from the bay bridge, a crash at buchanan, one fast lane impacted. it looks like they may be moving everything to the right shoulder. speeds are improving, again heading away from golden gate fields from the bay bridge itself. getting to the bay bridge everything is moving smoothly. no problems. >> thank you, mike. 5:11, and the women's's w w cucup is r right arounund the c wiwith team u usa looooking too its crown.. thisis week theyey started t tr right h here in thehe bay area. ahead on "today in the bay," we're going to tell you where you can get an in-person taste of what's to come.

a federal judge tells the biden administration stop talking to social networks. we'll tell you what it's all about. >> imagine living in your home for years and then suddenly discovering a secret trap door. that happened to a southern california woman, and let's just say she even discovered signs of spirits. details on her

let's get a look at the north bay. in san rafael it is a nice and cool morning, but also starting out cloudy. those clouds, that marine layer is going to keep our temperatures down today, and the winds will pick up as we head into the afternoon. cool and breezy weather, but it will eventually, of course, warm up. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. continuing on your theme for highway 101, we're looking at the golden gate bridge. we're looking at less fog, but more cars on the road. i already see slowing on early starts, so we'll see how things are shaping up coming out of the north bay coming up. good morning. very happy wednesday to you. should be a fairly light week for the stock market. a lot of companies had the entire week off here in silicon valley. we get the minutes from the most recent fed meeting, the one where they paused interest rate hikes.

a federal judge in louisiana is restricting the biden administration from contacting social networks to allow what they do or don't do online. it comes from the western district of louisiana but has effect nationwide. the judge says the cdc, health and human services and fbi shouldn't talk with social networks like twitter or facebook about, quote, encouraging, pressuring or inducing in any manner the removal, deletion, suppression or reduction of content containing protected free speech. in the past, various agencies like the surgeon general have worked with social networks over false claims about vaccines, though far short of the coordinated effort some conservatives, including elon musk, have claimed. this is, though, one of the rare situations where claims of the right to free speech actually apply. most of the time when people get their posts taken down, they claim it violates their first amendment rights, but twitter doesn't have to respect your first amendment rights because they're not a government. in the case in front of the

judge, the government allegedly was trying to influence twitter. so that is a first amendment issue. treasury secretary janet yellen will head to china this week. she's due in beijing tomorrow. the u.s. is trying to tighten ties between america and china, but at the same time further restrict china's access to technology. the "wall street journal" reports the commerce department is considering new restrictions on china's access to cloud computing, like amazon web services. and facebook is set to release its new threads app tomorrow, it's supposed to be similar to twitter. there have been a lot of twitter knockoffs, blue sky. the probably has been you're just not able to access these new things because they're on waiting lists. so people are frustrated. they want something they can use that isn't twitter. they want the same function. we think we're going to see it with meta's threads tomorrow. >> they definitely have the bandwidth. >> and the know-how and the

knowledge, and people have been hungry for something where some of -- a lot of the interesting and dependable voices on twitter have gone away and they've got to find a home. maybe it's this. >> i was talking to one of our coworkers and i was, like, i can't find them, oh, you don't have the checks anymore. wanted to make sure it was him. we'll see. >> thanks, scott. so 15 days from right about now the first game of the women's world cup will have just wrapped up in new zealand. that's where the u.s. women's national soccer team will shoot for their third straight title. starting with the game against vietnam. this week the team, however, training camp got under way at stanford. they face wales in a friendly happening at paypal park sunday before heading down under. telemundo 48's carlos eustice

will be following the team. our sister station, telemundo 48, will air spanish coverage, along with peacock, starting july 20th. trending this morning, a los angeles woman is going viral for a creepy discovery she just made inside her own home. >> it says joe and john, and they're not the names of the people who lived here before. >> that's julia henning, who recently discovered a trap door in her home after she had been living there for three years, that led to a crawl space she never knew about. she said she found names spray painted on a wall and wine racks, along with a jar containing trinkets. she tells "people" magazine she hired a medium to check out the space and the medium stopped after taking a few steps down. weird things have been happening at that home ever since that discovery. the homeowner now hopes to get

in touch with the home's original owners to maybe fill in some of the blanks. >> perhaps the original owners are trying to get in touch with her. >> yeah, right. >> that's what it is. >> that's one of my biggest fears, ending up in a haunted house. we're going to see some nice, cool weather as we go into the next few days, and a nice break from the extreme heat in the inland areas that have had to deal with hot weather over the weekend. let's get a look at hayward. still very nice, starting out in the upper 50s, a mostly cloudy morning. we are going to eventually see sunshine and it clears out by late morning into the afternoon. we're staying in the mid-60s, even through lunchtime. the seven-day forecast is coming up at the bottom of the screen as we are going to continue with some mild weather for quite a while. and we don't always see highs in the 70s in the inland areas for

this time in july, but we're going to settle into this pattern, a strong ocean breeze means coastal fog and highs there only in the low 60s, which continues into tomorrow. some of our hotter spots are only reaching into the low 80s, so it's really nice. we can just leave the air-conditioning off as well on friday and going into the weekend. only a slight warm-up over the next several days as we take a look at palo alto. and it's going to reach into the upper 60s this weekend, low 70s for monday and then into the 80s next week. it does take a while before we go back to more seasonable weather. for some of our inland valleys, we'll go from 70s to 80s and then eventually up to 90 degrees next tuesday. but not much of a change in san francisco. mike, you're starting with the early commute out of the north bay. >> the early commute comes out of petaluma, santa rosa, we don't have any slowing or

problems. easy drive from both cameras we showed. over here the slowing we saw approaching eastbound 80 at buchanan must have cleared, the crash itself, because the slowing has cleared. there's a roadside fire affecting the on-ramp. slowing shows up out of the altamont. back to you. >> thank you. 5:22 right now, next on "today in the bay," nbc bay area responds. >> he invested in solar panels for big energy savings, but they weren't dropping his electric ucll as m

nbc bay area responds to an east bay man whose bright outlook for solon panels went dim. >> he spent months try to go spark action and turned to consumer investigator chris chmura and his team. >> good morning. darryn in castro valley paid better earth about $60,000 for that solar panel system. he says a few months after installation the panels started reducing less power than promised so his electric bills were higher than expected. he called better earth, but five months went by and techs were not able to fix his panels. so he contacted us. we reached out to better earth.

it did then two things, fixed the system so it works properly, and sent him a check for $543 to make up for high electric bills. better earth told us this, it was certainly a longer process than we would have liked and we take full ownership over his experience. he saved his screen shots showing his energy production and consumption. that evidence helped us make the case. yet another reminder, document everything when you're unhappy with a product or service. good paper trails often lead to great refunds. if a consumer issue is derange your energy, let us know. snap this qr code on your screen to fill out our consumer complaint form online. >> thanks, chris. next, top stories we're following for you today, which include warnings, illegal fireworks seen and heard across much of the bay area really late into the night. we'll have a look at the activity still getting the most attention this morning.

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right now at 5:30, a chaotic side show overnight in the east bay. we are live this morning with a look at the headaches that created, starting with hindering first responders' efforts getting to a scene. demanding justice, the fan

stabbed sunday at levi's s stadm isis speakining o out. the tenense momenents h he says him inches fromom dedeath. >> and scrambling to keep containment. we update what was a very busy holiday night for bay area firefighters. this is "today in the bay." thank you so much for joining us on this wednesday morning. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> i'm marcus washington. well, it's time to get a look at that forecast this morning. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking what we can expect today. the morning is looking like it's been looking all week. >> san francisco, it's cloudy but at least it did lift in time for the fireworks yesterday evening. we're back to the low clouds, mist and drizzle as you get ready to head out and go to work this morning. it's going to be mostly cloudy throughout the next several hours, temperatures in the 50s and eventually making it up to 64 as it clears out this afternoon. all of us are getting a nice cooldown thanks to the ocean

breeze that's going to pick up today and we're only reaching 79 in dublin this afternoon, 77 in mountain view and 73 in napa. so we'll talk more about that. mike, you're seeing a bit more traffic. >> a little more. more headlights. wednesday typically sees a bigger commute. we're looking at no problems out of the maze or at the bay bridge toll plaza. highway 37 does show early slowing, we see stronger signs. i did want to follow up, two other incidents have cleared from eastbound 80 on the eastshore freeway. there was another disabled vehicle reported around gillman but that did just clear the report in the last few minutes. a smooth drive getting toward the bay bridge. we'll show you the commute coming up, back to you. new overnight, streets taken over by side shows in the east bay. law enforcement wasn't just busy with those fireworks last night.

>> "today in the bay"'s bob redell joins us live from the east bay where police busted up a major side show. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, kristen and marcus. this happened in antioch and this is the new video that just came into our newsroom. as you can see, there was a large crowd of people last night. this is in the area of lone tree way and blue rock drive. they're watching cars burn rubber, spin out, very dangerous activity known as a side show. you see how close those cars sometimes came to the people standing there trying to avoid the cars. that's part of the thrill, if you will, of the side shows. very dangerous, highly illegal. we spoke with a deputy chief from con fire whose agency responded to this side show. he tells us this went on for an hour and 20 minutes until antioch police finally arrived and broke it up. we have reached out to police to see if they've made any arrests, to get their take on what happened. people were setting off illegal fireworks at the side show. at one point someone set fire to

debris in the middle of the road and that's why con fire responded. con fire says firefighters at station 82, near the side show, actually had to find another way to respond to an unrelated call overnight because the side show was blocking their normal route. it was a busy night for firefighters. con fire tells us they responded to 52 fires overnight. the deputy chief says 50 of which were fireworks related. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> so only two out of the fires last night were not fireworks related. that is a scary situation. thanks, bob. new overnight for bay area firefighters, the fourth of july left very little room for rest, as you can tell from bob's report. san jose teams responded to dozens of 911 calls last night. this was one of the calls they went to, a install grass fire

that kept spreading. near south san jose, firefighters had their hands full with a grass fire at bailey and santa teresa roads. in this case close to 40 acres burned. no structures were involved. up north in alameda county, firefighters tackled a grass fire in castro valley, six acres burned. the cause of each of these fires not yet known. illegal fireworks shows lit up the skies in some bay area neighborhoods. here is a view from nbc bay area sky ranger. this is over oakland. if you look closely you can see just a few of those colorful flashes flying above much of the city. none of this is legal. we told you yesterday violators could face fines that could reach four figures. we want to check out cameras that we had last night in san francisco. we've advised, don't hold the fireworks. you see it being done right there. this was in the mission

district, someone shooting off fireworks from a handheld tube in the middle of the road and it continues for at least 30 seconds. >> wow. the fan who was stabbed during a chaotic maylee inside levi's stadium is speaking out. emmanuel diaz believes he could have died when he was stabbed sunday at levi's stadium. he says the knife barely missed his heart and his neck. it happened when he and his friends got into a heated brawl surrounding fans, and those fans captured that on video. here we are translating his words from his hospital bed. >> translator: right now he's focusing on his recovery but his a tracker had the clear intention to kill him, and he wants justice. >> police are now looking for the man and woman here on your screen. they call the man a suspect and

the woman a person of interest. doctors expect that diaz will make a full recovery. it's not yet clear how someone got past security with a knife that size. we will continue to bring you the latest both on air and online and you can watch the full interview right now at nbcbayarea.com. happening today in the south bay, the man police say, mma star cain velasquez, harry returns to court. velasques is out on bail awaiting his own trial to attempted murder charges. investigators believe he shot into a truck in san jose, injuring one of the relatives also in the vehicle earlier last year. bay area family members now fearing the worst for their loved one last seen sunday afternoon in yosemite.

hayden klemenok was backpacking with others near a waterfall in the park when he disappeared. nbc bay area spoke briefly last night with his father, who tells us the search has now turned into a recovery mission. klemenok grew up in the north bay and played baseball at santa rosa junior college. 5:37 this morning, as we take a live look out in san jose. you can see the sun starting to come up. meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the forecast for us today, and hopefully a nice one for us. >> hopefully you can extend your weekend at home and enjoy some more time outside while this cooler weather is coming in. if you're about to head to work this morning in fremont, it's in the upper 50s and we're seeing clouds moving by. it's going to clear out and shape up to be a really beautiful day. temperatures headed for 77 degrees. only 80 in concord today and novato reaching 75 degrees. we're going to keep this weather tomorrow and even get a little

bit cooler for some spots in the inland valleys after this weekend's extreme heat. this will bring you some relief. mike, you're seeing some slowing in some of our usual commute spots. >> it's not a relief, but it is the return of the commute after the holiday. we've been monitoring slowing that started at the altamont pass. speeds still fine down vasco road, but starting to see more volume as we're looking at speed sensors. no major problems for the south bay, but we are, again, seeing the commute building in the usual spots. i'll show you the east bay coming up. i want to call out a few things later on. shoreline, fallout boy will be doing their concert. shoreline will be crowded and amphitheater parkway. keep that in mind. there's eateries over there, so they'll get crowded before the concert. and then the game, before and after, we'll have crowds around

oracle park for the giants. back to you. >> thank you. 5:39 this morning. an alert for people traveling to the east coast. watch out for those sharks. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," we're going to tell you the new sightings and attacks, leaving some beachgoers really nervous, and also some tips to keep you and your family safe if you're in the water. a white powder found in a common work area of the white house tests positive in a field test for cocaine. we'll have the latest from washington. plus -- ♪♪ ♪ straight to my heart ♪ ♪ i've got all the feels ♪ >> k-pop fans, brace yourself. the girl group twice takes over the "today" show plaza, that's happening on the "today" show right after "today in the bay."

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you. as we take a look at the forecast today for walnut creek, it starts out with a few clouds, temperatures in the upper 50s. look at those temperatures, only 70s today for those high temperatures, and it warms up and cools off quickly. we're going to have winds and lots of sunshine. we're going to talk more about what's ahead in our forecast coming up. we're looking at 80 here where the backup starts because the metering lights have been active for a few minutes now. so much more traffic than earlier this week.

looks like the holiday is over for a lot of people. we'll see how the longer drive shapes up coming up. >> thank you. new this morning a former tv actress who served time in the dublin federal prison for her role in a high-profile sex trafficking case has been released. it has been a long fall of grace for alice mack. she once had a role in "smallville" but pleaded guilty for her role in a scandal, a cult-like group that turned girls into sex slaves for the spiritual leader, who received a 120-year sentence. the albany times union first reported her release on monday. nbc has confirmed white powder in the common area of the white house has tested positive for cocaine. >> the president and his family were not there at the time, but definitely a headache the president doesn't need right now.

>> no question about that. good morning. the test was a preliminary field test done by the secret service, this according to a source familiar with the investigation. no indication who that drug may belong to. it was found in a common work area of the west wing. keep in mind, nearly 2,000 people work directly for the white house, upwards of 500 directly in the west wing. president biden was not there when the powder was discovered. he was at camp david. it led to a brief evacuation of the white house. this is video of the bidens hosting a july 4th barbecue. more about the discovery ahead on the "today" show. >> reporter: lab tests are being done but a field test came back positive for cocaine. this bag was found in a common area of the west wing where many employees and guests pass through. cameras and entrance logs will be checked to try to figure out who may have left it and when. it was found sunday night when the president and his family were not here. and for context, i'm told this is truly a rare, surprising event, given the security

protocols involved in the west wing. >> the common area that kelly is describing was where people store things, apparently, like cell phones they're not allowed to bring into the white house. a federal judge in louisiana has restricted the biden administration from directly contacting social networks over concerns it may have about incorrect or misleading information about things like vaccines. we'll talk more about that as we talk tech in a half an hour. and a string of mass shootings over the long fourth of july weekend has the president once again calling for stronger gun laws. >> congress needs to step up and pass common sense gun safety laws to protect our kids and educators. by the way, arming teachers is not the answer. arming teachers is not the answer. banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, extensive background checks are part of the answer. >> the president will host the prime minister of sweden today

as sweden waits for nato's approval to join the alliance. but countries but turkey and hungary support sweden's entrance, but sweden needs a unanimous yes to join. presidential candidates spotted in parades yesterday. ron desantis in new hampshire, the first republican primary. in clear lake, iowa, an energetic asa hutchinson trying to keep up with the group ahead of him. small towns, small crowds, that's how politicians break into the iowa caucuses. >> it's a little hot to be jogging in a parade. i was glad to be on a float instead. summertime is here and that means a lot of people heading to beaches. beachgoers on the east coast are being warned about the dangers in the water. we're talking about sharks, which are only adding to the mix of what's a crowded holiday weekend. >> "today" show's sam brock breaks down the new attacks leaving some people on edge and

lifeguards on high alert. >> reporter: good morning. happy july 4th holiday week. it hasn't been pleasant for many beachgoers, really up and down the east coast. i'm in florida right now in surfside, the miami area. there was a hammerhead spotted just feet off the shore. that wasn't the worst thing we've seen in the last couple of days. navarre beach had a situation earlier this week where there was a shark with a dorsal fin just bobbing up and down, making its way in between swimmers. families were screaming, get out of the water. so that goes on for a period of time. at the same time there's also a trio of attacks on new york's long island over a 40-mile stretch from fire island, and it makes five incidents related to sharks in the last couple of days. we'll run you through wild video we saw and how everybody is doing after another string of shark attacks coming up on the "today" show. marcus and kris, back to you. >> thanks, sam. 5:48 right now.

two teenagers recovering this morning after getting a little more than they bargained for on a trip to san francisco's china beach. they became trapped on a rock last night as the tide came in, but their phones still had some cell service, so firefighters rescued them. they're okay this morning, other than one twisted ankle. not too bad. it could have been worse. >> that could have been really bad. trending this morning, incredible new video that a lot of people say it's easier to say than experience for yourself. >> so a carnival ride got stuck upside down with people on it. it happened sunday at the forest county festival in crandon, wisconsin. eight people were left hanging on the fireball for at least three hours. >> whoa, upside down? >> yeah. eventually first responders did get them all down safely. inspectors did examine the ride

before it happened, so the cause at this point is unclear. you've got to have a terrible headache after that. >> people could faint or anything. i like to consider myself a coaster enthusiast, but upside down stalled is fun for, like, three seconds. >> not three hours? >> yeah. >> i was just telling mike, we're going to the fair this weekend. >> why don't you show your family that story first. we have cooler weather to enjoy things outside, as you're getting ready to head out let's get a look at brentwood and how the morning will shape up. we're in the upper 50s, it's all clear. a little bit of a breezy wind. we're going to see winds continue to increase as we go throughout the day, as our temperatures reach into the upper 70s at noon. eventually low 80s for the afternoon. morgan hill, it will head for 83 degrees while hayward will see a high of 73. you can see the range of temperatures, with the 60s in half moon bay and novato

reaching 75 degrees. tomorrow it continues to cool off even more, very few 80s on the map and mostly in the 70s and 60s as you make your way closer to the coastline. it's going to be windy and also mostly cloudy with those clouds hanging on a little bit longer throughout the day. and then as we go through the trend, what's ahead, santa rosa is going to enjoy some mild weather for a little while longer, extending into the weekend. look at the middle to end of next week. eventually the heat is going to come back and we're going to enjoy not having the blasting air conditioner for a few more days. early next week, once again, the trend starts to head upward. in san francisco we'll see highs in the low to mid-60s, a little more in the way of fog and clouds. no change in that pattern. mike, you hear there's a crash at the bay bridge? >> it sounds like a small crash, no injuries, and it's off on the shoulder close to the metering lights. nonetheless, that will cause the

metering lights to be slowed down for a bit. we see the backup building quickly. the 880 over-crossing is where the most of the slowing is right now. more slowing for highway 4. the commute is back in place. the rest of the bridge crossings are moving smoothly. we'll talk about the south bay coming up. >> thank you so much. happening now, bay area rents are the lowest they've been in three years. this is all according to realtor.com which finds the median costs are down 4%. researchers also found that rental prices across the bay area, but it's still one of the most expensive places to rent, with costs still higher than before the pandemic. same report forecasts the rents to decline another 1%. dededicated potterr headsds some m mixed feeeelings aboutut harryy potteter r reboot.

ststill ahead, we're checking o what's trending, including how the wizard from the original movie franchise is responding. then at 6:00, taking a stand against the supreme court. how south bay college students plan to make their voices heard following recent overturning of affirmative action. first, a quick reminder you can watch nbc bay area news wherever you want. we are 24/7 on roku and other streaming platforms, which is where you can find live breaking news, news conferences as they happen and encores of our newscasts. ayu're watching "tod

did you ever make anything happen, anything you couldn't explain? >> that's from "harry potter and the stone". one thing you might rule out, the original daniel ratcliffe. he said, quote, my understanding is that they're trying to very much start fresh and i'm sure whoever is making them will want to make their own mark on it and

probably not want to have to figure out how to get old harry to cameo in this somewhere. in 2021, it was first announced plans for a film franchise. ratcliffe says he's definitely not seeking out a role in any way and does wish the production all the luck in the world. he played the iconic boy wizard in all eight harry potter films. >> a lot of harry fans out there not so happy about this one. >> they'll get over it. if you love harry potter, then you'll love it. >> yeah, the world they created? >> yeah, if you want to continue seeing it. let's talk about this, speak of meghan trainor, she's now about those kids. the mother of two with an instagram post, saying she and

her husband welcomed the boy, barry bruce, how a younger brother to 2-year-old riley. the "today" show's al roker, his first grandchild. he's a grandfather now to his daughter's child. courtney gave birth monday to a healthy happy girl and they named her sky claire. >> al says he is thrilled to add the name pop-pop to his list of titles. >> it's fun to see folks becoming grandparents. it's fun to see people become parents, but then to see them become grandparents is cool. >> can't wait to spoil the little kid. >> you've got to take advantage, which we did not during the first year, year and a half. babies fly free. baby clothes, travelers to japan will be able to arrive, soon, with little more than the clothes on their backs because

japan airlines are letting you fly naked. kidding. they're launching a clothing rental program for visitors, apparel being offered through a website. and to avoid bigger problems, you reserve your gear before you board the plane in case you need to make changes to your packing, up to eight outfits can be rented for up to two weeks at a cost of 50 bucks. clothing is delivered to your hotel, which is very convenient, and the service is meant to reduce carbon footprints and the trial program is going to run through next august. less clothing, less packing, less need for fuel. >> i'm sure a lot of folks coming to san francisco would say, i forgot my jacket or sweater. this would work for them. >> make sure you check the forecast. >> there you go. the web is available everywhere, nbcbayarea.com. check out this beautiful shot. capturing last night's supermoon. there's an airplane flying by.

this is the buck supermoon, a full moon in july and it's called supermoon because it's closer than usual to the earth. someone captured this video of a install plane flying through the frame in portland, oregon. it's so bright, it perfectly captured the plane's silhouette. >> was that scott budman? [ laughter ] >> a bicycle. if you want to see more trending stories, head over to nbcbayarea.com. we have that trending bar right at the top of the page, with fun stuff that we know you'll talk to your friends about later. breaking right now at 6:00, the fourth of july celebrations turning deadly in louisiana. what police are revealing about the late-night mass shooting. and gun violence also happening in the east bay. new details we're learning about a late-night shooting investigation in hayward. and some fourth of july celebrations going a little over the top.